Breaking News: Meaningful Use Stage 3 NPRM Released
Electronic Health Record Incentive Programs and 2015 Edition Health IT Certification Criteria rules proposed The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare…
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Breaking News: Meaningful Use Stage 3 NPRM Released
Electronic Health Record Incentive Programs and 2015 Edition Health IT Certification Criteria rules proposed The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare…
Breaking News: Meaningful Use Stage 3 NPRM Released
Electronic Health Record Incentive Programs and 2015 Edition Health IT Certification Criteria rules proposed The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare…
Reducing Hospital Readmissions
By Sarianne Gruber – The Excess Factor and Penalty Impasse – The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act created the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program and required CMS to penalize IPPS hospitals with high readmission rates.
EHR Attestation Deadline for Medicare EPs: March 20, 2015
Eligible professionals now have until 11:59 pm ET on March 20, 2015, to attest to meaningful use for the Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program 2014 reporting year.
3 Steps: Drive Your Compliance Checkup Using the OIG Work Plan
By Robert Freedman – According to a report to Congress, that’s the amount returned to Uncle Sam in FY2014 as a result of healthcare oversight and investigations conducted by the Office of Inspector General (OIG). Avoiding this type of negative impact to cash flow and the bottom line is a matter of revenue integrity and is a high priority to most healthcare organizations.
Getting Online Medicare Information Just Got More Personal
Understanding Medicare and getting help choosing the right coverage has just gotten easier. MyMedicareMatters.org, the National Council on Aging’s Medicare education website, now offers more personalized tools and enrollment advice to anyone in search of Medicare information.
ICD-10: “What to leave in, what to leave out”
This lyric from Bob Seger’s song Against the Wind sums up a basic dilemma debated at the February 11th U. S. House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on the implementation of ICD-10.
Final Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2016
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued the Final HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2016. This rule seeks to improve consumers’ experience in the Health Insurance Marketplace and to ensure their coverage options are affordable and accessible.